All Summer and Year Round Coaches are required to be members of the Nova Scotia Swim Coaches Association (NSSCA), Swimming Canada (SNC) and Canadian Swim Coaches & Teachers Association (CSCTA) annually.

To register with CSCTA, NSSCA and SNC please contact your Club Registrar if you are a year round coach, otherwise please contact Swim NS.

Swim Nova Scotia organizes all NCCP Swimming Courses for our Province. For a complete list of upcoming NCCP Swimming Courses in Canada please visit the following url: https://registration.swimming.ca/Courseslistpublic.aspx

For multi-sport Coaching Education in Nova Scotia and other Coaching related information visit: www.coachingns.ca

Effective May 1st, 2009: All Summer Swimming Head Coaches will be required to be trained as a 'Fundamentals Coach'; all Summer Swimming Assistant Coaches must be a 'Swim Teacher'.

To become certified as a Swim Teacher, candidates must either be certified Water Safety Instructors with the Red Cross or an instructor with I Can Swim. To apply for the equivalency, candidates must contact their service provider (Red Cross or I Can Swim). Candidates must also complete the Making Ethical Decisions Module (available at www.coach.ca)

Upcoming NCCP Level 1/Swimming 101 Courses:

Dates/Times:
- June 28-30th, Halifax, NS. Registration now available

Pre-requisites:
16 yrs of age or older
Pre-Course Workbook must be submitted when registering for the course
Registration fees must be submitted for registration to be complete

Cost:
- $275.00 (payable to Swim Nova Scotia)
- Send to Swim Nova Scotia, 5516 Spring Garden Rd. Halifax, N.S. B3J 1G6

Steps to register for the NCCP Swimming 101 Course offered by Swim Nova Scotia:

Go to http://www.nccpswimming.org/ and complete the Pre-Course Workbook on right hand side (for Swimming 101)

Go to https://registration.swimming.ca/Courseslistpublic.aspx
Click the blue box that says “Register" (for the Halifax Swimming 101 Course)
Fill in the required fields
Load your completed pre-course workbook
Click Save
Mail payment for course registration fees of $275.00, payable to Swim Nova Scotia to the Swim NS.
Note the registration deadline for the course is June 21st, 2013. Registration includes your pre-course workbook being complete and submitted with your registration and your cheque being received by Swim Nova Scotia.
We will not accept any registrations after June 21st, 2013.

Upcoming Swimming 201 Courses (required to become Comp Int Certified Coach):

Dates/Times:
- TBD
-Contact Swim NS to be added to the list, we need a minimum of 8 candidates to run a course, please make sure you meet all of the pre-requisites.

Pre-requisites:
NCCP Fundamentals Coach Certified
NCCP Multi Sport Part B Complete
Pre-Course Workbook must be submitted when registering for the course
Registration fees must be submitted for registration to be complete

Cost:
- TBD (payable to Swim Nova Scotia)
- Send to Swim Nova Scotia, 5516 Spring Garden Rd. Halifax, N.S. B3J 1G6

Steps to register for the NCCP Swimming 201 Course offered by Swim Nova Scotia:

Go to http://www.nccpswimming.org/ and complete the Pre-Course Workbook on right hand side (for Swimming 201)
Go to https://registration.swimming.ca/Courseslistpublic.aspx
Click the blue box that says “Register" (for the Halifax Swimming 201 Course)
Fill in the required fields
Load your completed pre-course workbook
Click Save

Information on coaching education and the NCCP program for swimming (including the pre-course workbook) can be found at: http://www.nccpswimming.org/

All coaches in Nova Scotia must complete a Criminal Records Check; to complete your check online please visit the following url: http://www.backcheck.net/swimnovascotia details on the program are listed below.

A step-by-step guide on how to complete your check using myBackCheck.com is available at the following url: http://www.backcheck.net/mybackcheck/candidatedemo/